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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Known for his glass sculpture






2. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






3. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






4. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






5. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






6. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






7. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






8. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






9. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






10. Pale green






11. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






12. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






13. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






14. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






15. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






16. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






17. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






18. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






19. Renowned for paintings and prints






20. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






21. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






22. Where the revolving door was fully developed






23. Technique of shading using dots to control value






24. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






25. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






26. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






27. Creates blue dye






28. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






29. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






30. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






31. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






32. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






33. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






34. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






35. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






36. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






37. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






38. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






39. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






40. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






41. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






42. Application of potassium sulphide






43. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






44. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






45. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






46. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






47. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






48. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






49. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






50. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.